Wow…our Graceyn is 4 years old!!! I’m not even sure where to begin because she has grown and changed SO much in the past year. Just the other day we were talking about some of the vocabulary she uses/understands. Words like conversation, menacing, etc. And it’s not uncommon for her to use words like realize, actually, and other similar words when she talks. Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember that she’s only 3 years old (well, now 4) because in some ways she seems much older. But we NEED to remember that because she DOES act her age many times and we don’t want to be too hard on her when her behavior IS age-appropriate!
Graceyn is really enjoying her Wednesday pre-school this year. She loves learning so much and gets really excited about the new things she can do! Her class at PMO this year is also more academically oriented so she’s learning how to write her letters, what sounds the letters make, etc. She’s doing great with tracing, cutting, AND writing! Last week she learned how to write the letter “P” and was so thrilled that, when I picked her up from Sunday School a few days later, she had written “P” all over her paper 
She’s also taking dance once a week and does Pioneer Club at church on Wednesday nights. She loves dance and is really picking up the different positions well. She’ll even name them…passe, plie, arabesque. They do ballet, jazz, and tap all rolled into one class so the girls get a taste of each style. At Pioneer Club they are encouraging memory work with Bible verses, so I’m excited to work with her on that! She and I have started using naptime most afternoons as a time to read her Bible together and then either have our own quiet time on the bed together or nap (depending on how tired mommy is!). I really enjoy that time but it’s also been really hard to give up that “productive” time when I feel pulled to do work or household chores. For now though, at least on some days, the laundry and dishes pile up, the floors go unswept, and I have that time with my girl
Yesterday was her actual birthday. Of course, she wasn’t born until just after 7pm so all day she asked, “Am I 4 now?” And I would tell her, “in just a few more hours you will be!” So when I told her, “Guess what Graceyn…you’re officially 4 now” her eyes got big and she said with amazement, “I am? I’m 4 now? Wow! Let me go see how big I am!!!” She ran into the bathroom, stood on the stool in front of the mirror, got down and moved it aside, then looked again exclaiming, “WOW! I AM 4 now!!!” Soooo cute
We had a great day celebrating our girl. She woke up super early and had a phone call from Gram and Grandaddy to start the day. At camp she got to make her own pizza for lunch. Then we went to get ice cream with our friends Gretchen, Rylan and Keegan. After a short nap (because she fell asleep in the car) we read books together. And for dinner she chose Cracker Barrel for pancakes and eggs No surprise there! And today she woke up asking, “Mommy, am I still 4?” “Yes, sweetheart…you’ll be 4 all year!” And of course she replied, “And then I’ll be FIVE!!!” She also told her daddy today, “I’m almost bigger than you are daddy because I’m 4 now!” How we love our girl!!!
Decorating her pumpkin cupcakes before the party
YUM!!!
She loved handing out treat bags to all her friends! She even did that BEFORE opening her own presents
The Party Crew!
